The awards, hosted by Ciara and Ludacris, will air May 22 on ABC.

Prince accepted a standing ovation as he strolled out carrying a cane and rocking an Afro to present the 2015 Grammy for album of the year. Then he stole the show with a line that reminded everyone he was more than just a pop superstar; he was a black activist.

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Bob Dylan left Minnesota, but Prince never did.

Sources say Tidal’s download exclusive for ‘Lemonade’ will end at 10 p.m. tonight, after which it will become available via iTunes, Amazon and Google Play.

Sources say Tidal’s download exclusive for Lemonade will end at 10 p.m. tonight, after which it will become available via iTunes, Amazon and Google Play.

Sources say Tidal’s download exclusive for Lemonade will end at 10 p.m. tonight, after which it will become available via iTunes, Amazon and Google Play.

ABC News’ Joi-Marie McKenzie Interviews Cassandra O’Neal, a backup singer and keyboardist for Prince.

ABC News’ JoiMarie McKenzie Interviews Cassandra O’Neal, a backup singer and keyboardist for Prince.

Prince created a new sound by fusing black American musical styles with white rock, and deeply influenced the current generation of artists, music experts said. The US music icon was found dead, aged 57, at his studio complex outside his home city of Minneapolis on Thursday. Philip Priestley, who made a 2008 documentary comparing the careers of Prince and Michael Jackson, said that growing up in Minneapolis forced Prince to create a new sound, as the Minnesota city was simply "not on the map" for black music.

NEW YORK (AP) — Prince didn't introduce sexuality to music — unless you think the term rock 'n' roll is about a quarry — but his explicit playfulness and gender-bending winks took the intersection to a new level.

Beyond his far-reaching influence on the pop landscape, Prince leaves a lasting legacy as the first star to take on the music industry in a fight for creative — and financial — freedom. "Record contracts are just like — I'm gonna say the word — slavery," Prince, who died at the age of 57 on Thursday, told US public radio NPR in an interview. It's with Warner that Prince's crossing of swords was most acrimonious, even driving him to renounce his own stage name for several years in the 1990s.